The Korea Journal of Herbology (대한본초학회지)
- Volume 20 Issue 2
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- Pages.77-82
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- 2005
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- 1229-1765(pISSN)
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- 2288-7199(eISSN)
A Study on a Morphological Identification of Achyranthes and Cyathula Root
우슬(牛膝)의 형태(形態) 감별에 관한 연구
- Park, Jae-Sang (Dept. of Herbology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyungwon University) ;
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Lee, Young-Jong
(Dept. of Herbology, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyungwon University)
- Published : 2005.06.30
Abstract
Objectives : A morphological classification among Achyranthes japonica Nakai (produced in Korea), A. bidentata Blume (imported from China), and Cyathula officinalis Kuan (used in China exclusively) was made through microscopic observation. Method : The slice of the tested material made by paraffin section technique was colored with Safranine Malachite Green contrast methods, and then observed and photographed by olymphus-BHT. Result : 1. Korean A. japonica Nakai has slim roots, whose diameter is
Keywords
- Achyranthes japonica;
- Achyranthes bidentata;
- Cyathula officinalis microscopic tissue;
- morphological identification